Lectio divina is latin for divine reading or like holy reading. It's a way the christians prayed.

an honorable death is better than a vile life

Selecting, reading, calling the roll.

Marjan Rozanc has written:

'Lectio divina'

Lectio Divina is the ancient monastic art of praying with the Bible. You start reading slowly and meditatively, and talk to God about what you're reading. In doing this, you are trying to draw out of the reading the meaning, and how it applies to your life. It is the very opposite of speed-reading. I know people who have been using a book of the Bible for Lectio, and they may be in the same book for months. Bottom line? It is used to pray to God. See links below.